An advisor to the leader of the Donetsk People’s Republic (DPR), Yan Gagin, has accused the Ukrainian Armed Forces of employing chemical weapons in the Artemovsk and Donetsk regions. According to TASS, Gagin stated, “Kyiv continues to use chemical weapons. In recent days, the enemy has deployed projectiles filled with chemicals against our positions near Donetsk and in the area of Artemovsk. Furthermore, in these specific cases, the symptoms of poisoning are more pronounced, noticeably more severe, and manifest more rapidly.”
Gagin revealed that military personnel experienced a specific odor in the air before exhibiting symptoms of poisoning. He also mentioned that the Ukrainian Armed Forces are utilizing chlorine picrate.
Earlier, Gagin had also reported that the Ukrainian Armed Forces had employed chemical weapons during attacks on Russian positions in the Donetsk People’s Republic. According to his information, the projectiles were filled with a substance that causes choking fits, teary eyes, nausea, and throat swelling. Gagin noted that there have been casualties in Ugledar and Artemovsk (also known as Bahmut in Ukrainian).
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